Running-gear for wagons



A. AND J. CHRMBERLAIN: RUNNING GEAR FOR WAGONS. APPLICATION FILED NOV- 27. IQIB.

Patented Mar. 9,1920.

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ADE CHAMBERLAIN AND JESSECI-IAMBERLAIN, F WYNOT, NEBRASKA.

RUNNI -chanson WAGONS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' Patented Mar.9,1920.

Application filed November 2?, 1918.: Serial No. 264,339.

To all whom-z'tmay concern:

Be it known that we, Ann CHAMBERLAIN and Jnssn CI-IAMBERLAIN, citizens of the United. States, and residents of l/Vynot, in thecounty of Cedar and State of Nebraska,

have invented a new and Improved Running-Gear for Wagons, of which the following is a description.

Our invention relates to the circle and hounds of a wagon running gear, and the general object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the elements forming the hounds are returned to a connection with the axle and so positioned as to constitute apocket for receiving the wagon,

of the invention. 1 .7 V

' Figure 11s a plan View of port-1011s of a' wagon running tion;

Fig. 2 thereof;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section. In carrying out our invention in accordgear embodying. our inven is a longitudinal vertical section ance with the illustrated example, the circle 1.0 is: formed integrally with the hounds 11, preferably from angle iron, sa1d circle and hounds being equipped with the usual bow 12 secured between its ends to the circle by eyes 13 on blocks 1d, the forward downwardly bent ends 12 of the bow being entered in the hounds 11.

Thus, the reach 15 extends from the king bolt 16 rearwardly be tween the said circle and bow.

In accordance with our invention the ma terial constituting the hounds 11 is return bent at an acute angle from the front ends of said hounds rearwardly, parallel with each other as at 17 The said rear ends are disposed between the axle 1.9 and bolster 20 and secured by vertical bolts 18 having spacing sleeves 21 thereon. The returned members 17 are spaced at distance to snugly accommodate the tongue 22 therebetween. The returned members 17 thus secured to r the axle nd integral with-the hounds firmly houndsll and through the return members brace the latterand provide at the same time a convenient pocket for the tongue.

A bolt 23 extends transversely through the iron;

1'? and is adapted to passthrough the tongue 22, so that the latter may have vertical sway. Incidentally, the construct-1011 g ves an effecturning. Preferably, in practice, braces 2d extend-from the axle -19 to the outer sides of the. hounds 11, the bolts? 1 passing through said braces, and thenuts on'the'opposite ends of the bolt being outside of the braces. The numeral 26 indicates the usual vertical. bolts securing the hounds atthcia'xle and bolster. W'e would-state'in conclusion that while the illustrated example constitutes a pract'r cal embodiment of our invention, we do not limit ourselves strictly to the mechanical details herein illustrated, since manifestly the same can be considerably va ied without departure from the spirit of the invention as V defined in the appended claims.

Having thus describedourinrention, we

claim as new,-- and desire to secure by Letf ters Patent? v v 1. In a running gear, a circle, hounds integral with the circle, and. members integral with the hounds at-the' trout ends and returned rearwardly therefrom to the axle of 1 the vehicle, and means securing said returned; members at their ends :to the axle, said returned members being parallel and spaced to form a pocketto receive the wagon tongue. 7

2.:In a 'runnlng gear, the. combination with an axle and bolster, of a circle having forwardlyprqecting and inwardly inclined members extending between the bolster and and terminating in rearwardly extending parallel and spaced members forming withthe first member hounds, the said parts being formed of a single piece of angle iron saf and arranged. with its horizontal men'iber a at'the top, bolts for securing thefcircle between the axle and bolster, bolts for securing the 'ends of the parallel members'between the axle and bolster, and a bow secured to the circle and having its ends secured to the inclined membcrs ot the circle.

3'. In a running gear, a circle having forwardly extending and inwardly inclined members terminating in rearwardly extend- .ing and parallel and spaced members forming with the first members hounds,the whole being formed from a single piece of angle JADE CHAMBERLAIN. I Ess CHAMBERLAIN,

60' tive leverage of the tongue on the hounds in strap 

